Metallic railway-tie and fastener.



simple, durable and etlicient .form tie havH JULUS GREGORY SMITH, OF LIBERTY, NEW YORK.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y

Application lcdrApril 30. 1907i Serial No` 37].,l05i

Patented Dec. 81, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,' JuLiUs G. Siui'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at lliberty, in the county of Sullivan and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Metallic lRailway-'1 ie and Fastener. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railway ties and to fasteners for use in connection therewith.

The object of the invention is to provide a ing means whereby the-same can be secured to the adjoining ties and therefore held against displacement.

A still further object is to provide a oombined fastener and `'cushioiiing device disnosed 'to be secured within the tie in a simple and efficient manner.4

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed ont in the claims.

.T o the `accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

ln said drawings: Figure i is a plan View of two ties constructed in accordance with the present invention, said ties being shown portion el' the tie and showinga slightly' modi tied construction.

lteferrine; to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the base of the tie the same being of any suitable proportions and 10 dieing designed to extend under the two rails 2 of a track. Extending upward from the longitudinal ede'es of this )late at the ends P: I n r n I thereoi are side walls connected at their inner enils by an end wall Ll, while at a point betweenltheir ends tliose n alle 3 are connected by an outeryvall 5 in which is disposed a screw threaded opening (i designml to receive a set strew 7. The walls S, Al and 5 thus torin bxes each of which constitutes a holder for thel cusl'iioning and fastening means hereinafter' referred to. 'A longitudinal web t; connects the inner walh` i and is formed iutegial therewith and with the' base 1 and extending in opposite directions from this web at the center thereof are coupling arms 9 and 10 one of which has a forked end as shown at l l.

and und er the boxes and are designed to project into the road bed so as to prevent the tie from creeping, and to drain the boxes.

Fitting snugly upon the bottom of each of the boxes or holders heretofore referred to is a cushioning block 13 formed of wood or other suitable mechanism and this block is designed to support metallic holding blocks 14 and 15. One of these blocks has an integral lip 16 designed to lap one of the. ybase flanges of a rail 2 while the other block 15 has an extension 17 thereon disposed to bear upon the other flange of a rail and to lit snugly against the web and the head of said rail. This extension 17 therefore constitu tes both a brace and a-fastener. A spacing block 18 of wood, metal or otliei' material is inter posed between the blocks 13 and 15 and the wall 5 and has an opening 19 through which the screw 7 is designed to project. The thickness of this block is preferably substantially the same as the width of one ofthe base flanges of the rail 2..

lt is of course to be understood that the tie herein described is placed with the anl llollow conical anchoring projections 12 l are formed upon the bottoni of the base 1 clioring projection 12 within the road bed All ol. the ties are coupled together by plac ing the end of each arm 1() inthe fork of each arm 11 and securing said ends together. Assuming that each box or holder is empty and it is desired to secure a'rail to the tie the screw 7 is removed and block 13 is placed in the position shown. The two blocks 14 and l5 are then placed. .in engagement with the base flanges of a rail and then inserted. into the box and upon the cushioning block 13. ll" preferred, only the block 14 can be placed inv the holder' or box and the rail then positioned thereon after which the block 15can be inserted into the box and then shifted l i i either'fin the position shown or between the block M; and the wel] l or two ol these blocks oen be used et the saine' time. The oloclr is merely utilized to hold tno rails et the proper distance-apart and permit tiro change gage nesesssry :it ourves, etc.

lt will he noted that the 'wells 5 are spaced Sironi the bese ol the tie and the opening thus formed is sullicient to permit the drainage of moisture l'roni the horres. lfhose openings :ire also desirable because Wedges, orowlmrs, and the lil-1e een he inserted under 'the blocks lfi end l5 to iso the rolls :lifter which the tie can he l'oi'eed upwerd until the 'oloelrs lat and l5 are ai@ 'i properly seated therein. .By teinping tn rood hed beneath the Vtie the seine will their he securely supported in raised position. its it 'thus possible to :iduinst the rai s vertically helfore corrospo11dingly idjusting the tie, the lining ol' thcrziils l is greatly .facilitated because the adjust-- nient can he more readily o'l'ected` As hes heretofore been stated th e anchoring projections l2 serve :is outlets to permit moisture to escape troni the bones downward. into the reed bed.

in. order that the blo revente/d iron). heilig witl oxes, :is when :i can' passes over :ind de presses :in uiisupported :1nd unsecured mil end, erich olf th i in opposite designed to reeel hoh formed upon the mijn' die Willis 3, seid. ribs extending s ffl sind i'or e portion oi' tlie lf-1w'ths the noxes in which the blocks is end i ere ioceted. eliil'licient space is left bel/neen these ribs :ind the Noli Oi" each box to permit the iii/oke lllend l5 to be successively inserted :to the hoi; prior to the positioning oi' the block lo'. Obviously Lifter the bloc-lis le :ind l5 have been placed in enger, nient with the mil :is shown in 2 and i it beorunee impor" lolo for thorn lo he pulled up out ol the hor; in wh'ch they ure seated. Although 'i' upon the tios to he understood istrited in the-t il pi. i'red three screws moy be dispi-aiised with es shown-in Fig. 4 and only the bloei; 22 employed for the purpose of holding the lilo iks lfl und 1.5 inengegeinen t with the rihs El. lhviously when this block isdriven between the Well 5 ond block i5 it will not only .hind the fastening blocks tightly upon the mil but will also securely l old thorn agonist displzioement froin the tie:

ln order to prevent the rails l'rorn creeping,

particularly upim down erwies, certain ol' the nil enI is devices io :f l l? are i 'rive inclined sw extend through the ces :md into the lnx-sc por 'i-lns is shown perticu-- lfol'lried with epos curing bolts 'T' roll engaging' o tiene of the isili'.

. provided semer larly in Fig. i although certain of the fastening devices in Fig. l are also shown provided with those fastening means.

Considerable importance is attached to the lect that the ties wl'ien fastened together as 70 shown in 'Figi i forni pockets between them and sin opposite sides of the arms 9 and 10 and, s

as ille ballast is desi med to be tifrhtl asked .le e hmwoen sind over the ties end their arms, 1t

obvio-us that creeping of the ties in any direetion is entirely eliminated and therefore difnilficement oi' the ties et curves is prevented when Afreins pass over the rails at high speeds.

@Vliet is claimed is: Y i Vln metallic railway tie the combination riti: a. buse, ono integral holders upon the lmse; ol' a cushion disposed flat upon the bottoni of esuli holder, reilen rging devices inserrihle lino the holders an disposed en 85 vtirely shove end upon the cushions, and.

nier-.ns within @ech holder 'for securing said nu-mbers in engagement with the rails.

2. ln einei'elliersi i sylvie the combination Aill engeging and supporting memiiiserihle into each holder, each holder hsv ing rail engaging means, cushions disposed entirely beneath seid members and upon the bottoms ol' the holders, means Within 95 e eli holder 'For securing seid members in engagement with the mils, end. a, seperate oi the homer sind the eushion and one or the members.

3. combination with a tie havin a holder; ol reii engaging members inserti le into the holder, ineens for clamping said membri-rs upon r. rail, end means for reventinge; the .vithdrewel oi' Lthe members rom the 105 holder `when elsniping position.

Ll. The combination with s. tie having upsmnding wells eonstitutin s. holder; of o, cushioning hl cli' seated Witnin the holder,

rail supporting and engaging members in- 110 holder and onto the oushion,'one of seidA 120 menihors heilig movable within the holder out ol engagement with e rail, and means "-,vithin the holder for securing seid member, :i mi ,ost ni ovenien t opstanding holders integral t ereWlth,

ing miclioring projections integral the fosse, eppositely extendin connesting ernis integr-el with the web enf base, 130

l e, and holders integral 'with the 90 nietellic railway tie com rising` a and combined rail su porting and engaging means Within each ho der.

7. `In a metallic railway tie the combination with'abase, and integral holders upon the `base; of railV engaging members insertible into the holders, and means integral with the holders for preventing the witl drawal of the engaging members from the holders.

8. ln' a metallic railway tie the combina tion with a base, and integral holders upon the base; of rail engaging inembers'insertible into the holders, retaining ribs within the `holders and disposed to engage the members to revent their withdrawafrom the holders, an means for securingA said members in engagement with the ribs- A,

9. In a metallic railwav tie the combination with a base, integralyholders u on the base, and retaining elements wit 'n the holders; of rail engagingrnembers insertible into the holders and movable laterally into engagement withv the retaining elements, and means insertible between said members and one wall of each holder for securing said members 'in engagement with the retaining elements.-

10. In a metallic railway tie the combination with a base, and integral rail fastener vice below and communicating with each holder, said device constituting a drain,

l2. A metallic railway tie comprising a base, npstanding holders integral therewith, y

a longitudinal web integral with the holders and'base, and oppositely extending connecting arms, thev arms of adjoining ties being disposed to be fastened together.

13. A metallic railway tie comprising a i base, holders integral therewith, rail engaging devices seated within each holder, and means detachably secured within each device for projecting into and engaging the base por- -tion of a rail.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing a my own, l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS GREGORY SMITH.

Witnessesz HRMAN E. SPRAGUE, LARRY MCGRATH, 

